Hi all. For some strange reason no replies I send to the messages on the List reach the destination (the List). Don't know why, perhaps this is the question to the List moderator.
This is my reply message to Mahrdad's email: "Hey Mehrdad ! What are you doing here ?? :-) Shouldn't I see you on Minolta List ?? :-) Talking seriously, I'm glad to find old friends in new places... Are you EOS shooter aside of Minolta ? What had you said is 100% correct and in fact is obvious for me. I always used hoods with all my Minolta lens I used to have (or still have until will sell them out), so this isn't a question. However, I will not rush out selling my 77mm filters since I eventually intend to upgrade to either 28-70/2.8 L USM or 24-70/2.8 L and also will purchase either Sigma 70-200/2.8 APO EX HSM or perhaps will try to find used 70-200/2.8 L USM (for about similar price range as new Sigma). All the lenses mentioned are 77mm which is just fine for me. Well, this bring me to the point if hesitation: I've heard a lot of appraisal things about my current 28-135/3.5-5.6 USM IS, and though not being able yet to test it on real roll, I tend to believe the reviewers. In this case I would find it hard to part with it in favor of 28/24-70/2.8 L. I would rather leave it in my bag as backup/travel all-in-one lens, however money can matter. Yesterday I tried my new EOS-3 + 28-135 (without film, just playing around) and found it has weaker AF ability in low light, considerably lugging behind Maxxum 7 or even 800si. Of course I tested with similar lens parameters (zoom and aperture setting focusing on the same subject). The 7 nailed on the subject almost instantly, 800si was next to him and EOS-3 wasn't able to lock at all !! That put some ambiguous feelings in my heart, you know... :-) However, I suspect for such beast like EOS-3 and/or 1V to really unleash it's capabilities, including AF one have to use fast glass. However, it seems to me the AF sensors (not crossed though) of EOS-3 are less sensitive then these used in Minolta 7, which makes it hard to AF in low light conditions. BTW, I'm not sure I understood your sentence: "make sure the IS is working on the 28-135 since it is know for it to go bad." Can you please clarify what did you mean ? Regards, Alex Z * **** ******* *********************************************************** * For list instructions, including unsubscribe, see: * http://www.a1.nl/phomepag/markerink/eos_list.htm ***********************************************************
